What a bear does on a Tuesday in Boulder...

The Newlands neighborhood used to be an orchard.  Because of this, there are LOTS of apple trees in the neighborhood and bears love to visit in the fall.  Of course, they prefer trash and human scraps, but the bear-proof trash cans have worked pretty well this year.  That said, there have been numerous bear sightings in the neighborhood and we finally got to see one!  This poor soul probably stayed out too late in the morning and then got spooked and climbed up into this big cottonwood tree.  Nothing to do but wait until dark.   A CPW resource officer, Andy and several other volunteers kept watch so that he/she wouldn't get harassed during the day.  The funniest thing was when he/she had to poop and pee.  A bear goes wherever a bear wants to.  Look out below!  I hope this bear stays out of trouble for the rest of the fall.  It looks like it is going to make it through the winter just fine.